Prince Harry's proposal didn't exactly go to plan

Prince Harry says his proposal to Meghan Markle didn't go to plan.

Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37, announced their engagement on November 27, 2017 after less than two years of dating.

In a new documentary called 'Meghan Markle: Movies, Marriage and Motherhood', royal correspondent Kate Nicholl says Harry had something completely different planned.

During a BBC interview announcing their engagement, the Duke of Sussex described how the proposal unfolded.

"It happened a few weeks ago, earlier this month, here at our cottage; just a standard typical night for us," he said.

"We were roasting a chicken, trying to roast a chicken."

In the documentary, Nicholl says Harry had wanted to ask Meghan to marry him while they were on holiday in Botswana.

"I had actually been told by one of his friends that he had planned to pop the question in Botswana but for whatever reason he didn’t," she said.

"It happened a few weeks later while they were home, at Nottingham Cottage roasting a chicken.

"Utter domestic simplicity and bliss and incredibly romantic."

Prince Harry spoke about the trip to Botswana during the BBC interview, saying, "I managed to persuade her to come join me in Botswana, and we camped out with each other under the stars."

The centre diamond in Meghan's engagement ring is from Botswana, while the two side stones belonged to Princess Diana.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were married on May 19, 2018, and welcomed their first child, son Archie, on May 6, 2019.

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